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As the April 15, 2024 tax filing deadline approaches in the US, some old and some new tax-related scams targeting both taxpayers and tax professionals. Tax-related scams targeting taxpayers With taxpayers rushing to file their personal federal income t… Continue reading Tax-related scams escalate as filing deadline approaches
By Waqas
About to pay your taxes? Watch out for tax return phishing and malware campaigns targeting individual taxpayers and businesses.
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By Waqas
Researchers have warned users to be on alert, as the IRS never sends emails to confirm taxpayers’ personal information.
This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: IRS tax forms W-9 email scam drops Emotet malware
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The agency sparked controversy over its decision to deploy facial recognition technology from the company to vet taxpayers’ identity.
The post A year after outcry, IRS still doesn’t offer taxpayers alternative to ID.me appeared first on CyberScoop.
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Wait times to receive identity verification were more than double than what ID.me initially represented to the IRS.
The post ID.me misled IRS on processing times for identity verification, congressional investigators found appeared first on CyberScoop.
United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the partial unsealing of an indictment charging eight individuals with Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) conspiracy. Four have also been charged with wire fraud conspiracy and aggra… Continue reading Group indicted for breaching CPA, tax preparation firms via stolen credentials
Patrick Gray explains the risk and potential mitigations for using facial recognition technology in a business context.
The post The risks of facial recognition in a business context appeared first on TechRepublic.
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The committee twice cited CyberScoop reporting on the firm.
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April 18 marks the end of the 2022 US tax season and those individuals who are yet to file their taxes should get a move on. But they should not throw caution to the wind, as scammers, fraudsters, phishers and malware peddlers are working hard to explo… Continue reading Beware of old and new tax-themed scams and schemes
With just a few weeks until the April 15 deadline for US individuals and businesses to file their tax returns, scammers are as busy as ever.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Continue reading As tax deadlines approach, Emotet malware disguises itself in an IRS email